About this episode

The episode discusses research on improving safety at rail grade crossings and reducing collisions.

Research promoting safety at rail grade crossings has saved lives by reducing collisions, the second-leading cause of rail-related fatalities in the United States. Trespassing by the public on railroad tracks is a particularly dangerous practice that has contributed to a recent upward trend in pedestrian fatalities. Today we talk to TTI's Jeff Warner, manager of the Institute's Multimodal Freight Program, about the various strategies to reduce collisions at grade crossings. Warner recently wo...

People in this episode

Guest: Jeff Warner

Topics covered

• rail safety
• collisions
• pedestrian fatalities
• transportation research
• grade crossings
• freight program

Keywords

• rail crossings
• safety
• collisions
• pedestrian fatalities
• transportation innovations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Places: United States

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